Articles by Ben Martin
Tigers champ commits ahead of recovery
Re-signed Colac footballer Kane Leersen says he’s unfazed whether he returns to the field next year or not as he begins his recovery from ACL surgery.
CDFNL to persist with finals
CDFNL chairman Peter Hickey says the league will persist with a finals campaign despite concerns football and netball would be unable to return until October.
Tigers dominate Team of the Year
Colac Tigers footballers have dominated this year’s Geelong Football Netball League Team of the Year with a league-high five selections.
Third-placed finish for Woody
Colac footballer Travis Woodmason has fallen one vote short of winning the Geelong Football League’s reserves best-and-fairest award from just five games.
Fans pushing for two-week finals
Colac Imperials coach Paul Liistro concedes keeping his troops motivated for a finals series that might not even go ahead is becoming more and more difficult.
Lack of height fails to slow Tigers young gun
A lack of height has failed to stop Colac junior footballer Aaron Hawker from finishing top two in AFL Barwon’s under-19 football best-and-fairest count this week.
League investigating cyber bullying
AFL Barwon is investigating alleged incidents of cyber bullying during this week’s junior presentations which were streamed online.
Drew kicking goals in life despite autism diagnosis
Doctors diagnosed Drew Semmens with autism when he was just four years of age. But the diagnosis hasn’t slowed him down one bit. Twenty-three years later and Semmens is one of the most recognisable voices in Colac district football thanks to a blossoming commentary career, and he has represented Australia in athletics five times with an eye on the 2024 Paris Paralympics.